d Indonesia’s PT Agung Kentjana Abadi. United Auto Battery System is a collaboration between the SAIC Group and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL). With an initial investment of USD 6.3 million, the plant can annually produce 20,000 power batteries (LFP and NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) batteries) and supply them to MG electric vehicles. SAIC-GM-Wuling On December 31, 2024, SAIC-GM-Wuling announced that it has started operat...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/13

h rates, the growth rate of ternary batteries has fluctuated widely over the past six years, showing a tendency to lack stability. Meanwhile, lithium iron phosphate batteries maintain strong growth overall.   From the production side, unlike ternary batteries, which require precious metals such as cobalt and nickel, lithium iron phosphate batteries have been greatly affected by the decline in lithium carbonate prices, resulting in a significant ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/12

r range extender engine for plug-in hybrid   The hybrid uses a 1.4-liter I4 gasoline engine fueled by a 47.5-gallon tank as a range extender with an 800 V generator to recharge the battery system. The extender produces 45 kW while the vehicle is in motion and 20 kW while stationary. Two nickel, cobalt, manganese, and aluminum (NCMA) battery options are available for the hybrid, comprised of a standard four-pack system providing 140 kWh or an ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/06

d is produced at the Chonburi Plant. C-segment electric 5-door hatchback. Available in ranges of 423km or 540km. MG S5 EV Announced at the Bangkok International Motor Show in March 2025, and will be produced at the Chonburi Plant. Compact electric SUV. It is equipped with a 64kWh nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) battery with a range of 416km or 550km. Three grades, D, X, and V, are available, with prices starting at THB 719,900. IM Motors IM6 A ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/12

it has signed a contract to supply drum brakes to GM. The products will be manufactured at the Harbin Plant in Heilongjiang Province, China for two years starting in April 2008, and delivered to GM's Lordstown Plant (Ohio, U.S.) and Ramos Arizpe Plant (Mexico). The target vehicles are the Chevrolet Cobalt and the Chevrolet HHR. The new order is expected to increase sales by approximately USD 33 million. Mando’s Harbin Plant has already expanded...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/21

ing installed and lines are being renovated so that vehicles with various powertrains can be assembled on the same production line.   For EV batteries, the company is promoting a strategy of using two types of battery technology: batteries that use ternary cathode materials (nickel, manganese, and cobalt: NMC) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries. The company is working with four battery manufacturers on plans to build seven battery plants...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/05

ufacturing of Electric Passenger Cars in India (SMEC) was granted INR 120 million. The government also exempted customs duties on 35 additional capital goods for EV battery manufacturing to further boost domestic battery production. Additionally, basic customs duties on key raw materials, including cobalt powder, lithium-ion battery scrap, lead, zinc, and 12 other critical minerals, have been fully exempted.   On February 11, the Rajasthan state...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/26

. The Hyundai CRETA Electric is the first model to feature locally assembled battery packs from this facility.   In its first phase, the plant can assemble up to 75,000 battery packs annually. It has the flexibility to assemble a wide range of battery types, including NMC (Lithium-Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt Oxide) and LFP (Lithium-Iron-Phosphate) batteries. This new battery pack assembly plant will enable HMIL to optimize battery costs and ensure a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/02/13

0 square meter tract of land in the SAIC International Industrial Park, Cikarang, West Java. With an initial investment of USD 6.3 million, the company will produce 20,000 drive batteries per year to supply MG-branded EVs. The plant will produce lithium iron phosphate batteries and nickel-manganese-cobalt (NMC) batteries (E2). Three types of battery packs will be manufactured: E1-51kWh, E2-51kWh, and E2-64kWh. New vehicle models MG Motor Indone...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/20

tive Research, Duisburg/Photo: Copyright © BASF SE)   In April 2024, a base metal refinery prototype plant started its operation, processing end-of-life lithium-ion batteries, and battery production scrap.   This will facilitate the optimal recovery of valuable metals such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, manganese, and copper when scaling up the technology.   BASF is committed to further developing and scaling up its metal refining technology,...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/10

recycling plant in Kuppenheim, southern Germany. The plant will use an integrated, mechanical-hydrometallurgical process to complete the manufacturing, use, disposal and recycling of batteries. By increasing the battery material recovery rate to 96%, rare raw materials such as lithium, nickel, and cobalt will be recovered in a form that makes them suitable for use in batteries for the next Mercedes-Benz EV.   At the plant, battery modules are s...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/06

F-Line E will also be available in a 4x2-axle configuration, with a continuous power output of 235 kW (peak power of 290 kW) and an installed battery capacity of 294 kWh (235 kWh usable), offering a maximum range of 250 km.   In both configurations, the F-Line E is equipped with a Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) Lithium-ion battery that can be charged from 20% to 80% in less than 45 minutes using DC charging at up to 350 kW. The model also feature...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/12/05

rcular economy. VOLKSWAGEN HAS BEEN RECYCLING SINCE 2021   A pioneer in recycling is Volkswagen Group Components. It opened the first plant for recycling high-voltage electric car batteries in Salzgitter in 2021. The aim was to recover valuable raw materials such as lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt, aluminum, copper, and plastic in a closed cycle with a recovery rate of more than 90 %.   The plant in Salzgitter is used exclusively for r...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/19

gy density than LFP or NMC battery cells, with an estimated cell energy density between 300 and 600 Wh/kg. This results in a battery that weighs up to 40% less than a NMC battery and up to 60% less than a LFP battery. The lithium-sulfur battery is also more sustainable, as it does not use nickel, cobalt, or manganese, and has a cathode developed from sulfur and methane, which are readily available and inexpensive. The lithium-sulfur battery has...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/12

c 300 was officially launched at IAA 2022 but continues to be highlighted by Daimler Truck for its practicality and power. It features two liquid-cooled motors that generate an output ranging from 330 kW to 400 kW, along with an installed battery capacity of 336 kWh from three NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) battery packs. The eEconic 300 was presented with a 6x2 axle configuration chassis and is ideal for municipal and inner-city work The d...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/05

cascade user company shall not be less than 60% of the actual amount of waste drive batteries collected. The recovery rate of copper and aluminum by recycling companies shall be 98% or higher; the recovery rate of lithium by the refining process shall be 90% or higher; the recovery rate of nickel, cobalt, and manganese shall be 98% or higher; and the overall recovery rate of other major valuable metals such as rare earths shall be 97% or higher....

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/11/05

e, they will eventually be crushed and the materials recycled to become resources again. Black mass is the material that remains after battery cells are heat-treated and crushed, and metals such as copper and aluminum are separated out. Black mass contains marketable materials including nickel and cobalt. Rigaku Corporation’s (Rigaku's) black mass analyzer uses two technologies, polarized optics and the scattered FP (Fabry-Perot) method, to a...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/29

ing EUR 30 billion in investment over 5 years. The company plans to consolidate its 14 brand models into four platform types and three powertrains, and launch 16 STLA medium- and large-platform models between 2024 and 2026. The plan is to install two types of batteries in vehicles from 2026: nickel-cobalt-free (Fe-Mn type) and high-density nickel (Ni-Mn type) using the "cell-to-pack" process. Cell production will be based on joint ventures with b...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/10/18

ara Raja for Lithium-Ion Cell Technology Ather battery pack   Ather Energy has collaborated with Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies Private Limited (ARACT), a wholly owned subsidiary of Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited (ARE&M) for the development and supply of NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) and LFP (Lithium Iron Phosphate) lithium-ion cells for two-wheeler battery packs. The development of the cells will undergo at ARACT’s upcom...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/09/20

material for motor cores High flux material motor core samples Display panel of high flux material   Daido Steel Co., Ltd. introduced high magnetic flux density material for motor cores.   Although it does not reach the saturation magnetic flux density of permendur (an alloy of iron and cobalt), which has the highest saturation magnetic flux density, it is higher than that of electromagnetic steel sheet, and with a thickness of 0.2 mm...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2024/08/27